Preputialectomised and intact adult male mice exhibit an elevated urinary ratio of oestradiol to creatinine in the presence of developing females, whilst promoting uterine and ovarian growth of these females

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 860-868

  Khan, Ayesha ^a   Berger, Robert G ^a   Decatanzaro, Denys ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Preputial gland; Puberty; Testosterone; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PENIS AMPUTATION; PREPUTIAL GLAND; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHAM PROCEDURE; URINALYSIS; UTERUS GROWTH; UTERUS WEIGHT;

AGING; ANIMALS; CREATININE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; OVARY; PHEROMONES; SCENT GLANDS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TESTOSTERONE; UTERUS;

MUS;

EID: 69249136678     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD08299     Document Type: Article

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